Information About

Blanchard Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 36' 58.698" N,
134 ° 41' 43.951" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Angoon

Length

0.9 mi (1.45 km)

Elevation

400 ft (121.92 m)

Blanchard Lake in Detail.

About

empties into Patterson Bay, on SE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.9 mile long.

History

Named in 1933 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for William Blanchard, master of the ship Ekaterina, who hunted sea otter for Governor Baranof along the coast from Sitka South to California," about 1811. See Baranof Island.